Apparatus



- TOASTING oRbooKING APPARATUS v 2 Sneets-Sneet '1 Original-Filed May 24. v1,928

F. H. CHANDLER TOASTING OR COOKNG APPARATUS Oct. 23, 1928. Re. 17,114

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UNITED STATES :PATENT oFF FRANK H. CHANDLER, OF DAN VILIiE, ILLINOIS; ASSIGNOR T0 C. V. CIIAM-IION & COM- icE. y

`PANY, OliV IDANVIILIE,v ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

TOASTIN' 0R COOKING APPARATUS.

original No. 609,694, dated December 7, 192s, serial No. 111,'439, ined Mey 24, 192s. Application rer reissueled August 29, 192'?. Serial No. 216,322. i

This invention relates to toasting or cooking apparatusl and is an improvement over the construction described and claimed inl my copending application filed May 15, 1925, Serial No. 30.574. A

In the said application I have described and claimed a cooking apparatus consisting of upper and lower plates having means for adjusting the distance between the plates whereby articles of different sizes or thickness may be cooked on both sides simultaneously, the upper plate being hinged to permit it to be moved to an inoperative position when placing articles on the. apparatus or removing them therefrom.

An object of the present invention is to provide improved means for adjusting: the distance betweenthe two plates. j

More specifically I provide a frame or base'on which the lower plate is mounted having vertically movable supporting members on which the upper plate is mounted and to which it is hinged.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown one embodiment of theinvention. In this sl,io\ving,'

Figure 1 isa perspective View,

Figure 2 is a side elevation, the raised position of the upper plate being indicated in dotted lines,

Figure 3 is a. rear elevation,

Figure 4 is a. vertical sectional View on" line 4 -4 of Figure 3 showing the upper 1 plate swung upwardly on its hinges,- and Figure 5 is a perspective view of an operating handle and shaft. i.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates a suitable base or support adapted to receive a housing creasing 2. The lower cooking plate 3 is arranged-on thishousng and suitable heating elements 4' are arranged within the housing immediately adjacent this plate (see Figure 4). I furtherl provide anupper housing 5 having an upper cooking plate 6 adapted to bearranged over the lower cooking plate as shown in Figures 1, 2 and and spaced therefrom a desired distance depending upon the article to be cooked or toasted. Adjacent the cooking plate and Within the housing I provide suitable heating elements 7. As shown, the heating elements 4 and 'i' are connected to binding posts or terminals 8f arranged on the back of the housings and adapted to be connected tosuitable lead wlres 9.

vThe upper cooking plate is capableof vertical adjustment with respect to the lower cooking plate and is also hingedlymounted .to permit 1t to be swungpto the position shown in Figure 4 ofthe drawings for the purpose of placing articles ot food in the apparatus or removing them therefrom.

of the base adjacent each side and these bearings are provided with sleeves 11 and rods are reduced in thic are adapted to be received 'between a pair of ears 15 formed on the rear edge of the vupper housing. Suitable pivot pins 16 are .prevent bindingr of the parts when the arms 19 are actuated. The forward ends ofthe arms are provided with sleeves 21 ada ted to receive an operating or adjusting s aft 22. v As shown, the sleeves are secured. to the shaft by means of set screws 23 to cause them to revolve therewith. This shaft is mounted in bearings arranged at opposite sides of the base andconsisting of upper sections 23 and lower sections 24 secured to each other bymeans of bolts 25. This permits the bea-rl ing to be adjusted to engage the shaft with sui'licient friction to retain the apparatus in an adjusted position and prevent the weight of 'the housing or casing 5 from lowering the rods. An operating lever 26 is connected to the shaft 22. As shown, this lever is provided with a sleeve 27 on its inner end adapted As shown,fguide bearings 10 are arranged at the back `12 which receiveA vertical supporting mem-' `bers or rods 13. The upper ends of these ess as at 14 and.

to surround the shaft and is secured thereto the apparatus may be adjusted to any desired 'IplieY operation of the device will be apparent from the foregoing description. While the apparatus-maybe used for any type ofv 'cooking or toasting it is particularly adapted fori-toasting sandwiches and the like. Then toasting slices of bread or other thin articles of food the plates are arranged adjacent each other as shown in full lines iii-Figure 2 of the drawings'. AWhen toasting a prepared sandwiclapr other food article of appreciable. thickness thedistance between the plates is adjusted so that the plates'will contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the article to be toasted or cooked thus permitting the t'wo sides to be toasted or cooked at the same time. To move the upper cookingplateaway from the lower cooking plate the operating lever 26 is swung downwardly to the dotted line position shown in Figure 2 of the drawings causing the shaft to move in a. counter clockwise direction and swing the rear ends of the arms 19 upwardly thus raising the supporting rods 13 and the upper cooking plate to the dotted line position. By having the bearings of the shaft 22 suliiciently tight intermediate position and the friction of the bearings on the shaft will retain the appa-- ratus in such position overcoming ythe weight y of the upper housing. When placing articles of food on the apparatus vor removing them the upper housing may be swung to the position shown in Figure 4 of the drawings by grasping the handle 31 and moving it up- Wardly.

It is tofbe understood that the ormof my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the' same and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resortedV to without, departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subj oined claims. Y

I claim:

1. In a device ofthe character described,`

a lower cooking plate, movable supporting means, a lever arm for vertically adjusting said supporting means, and an upper cooking plate carried by said supporting means.

2. In a device of the character described, a lower cooking plate, vertically movable supporting members, and an upper cooking 'plate hingedly mounted on said supporting members.

3. Ina device ofthe character described, a. lower cooking plate, a plurality of guide bearings', vertically movable supporting rods mounted in said guide bearings, i'xi'eans forv actuating said rods, and an upper cooking plate carried by .said su porting rods.

xlower cooking plate, a

4. 'In a device of thefc aracter described, a lurality of guide bearings, vertically'mova le supporting rods mounted in said guide bearings, and an upper cooking plate hingedly mounted on said rods.

5. In a device of the character described, a lower cooking plate, a pair of vertically movablesupporting rods, an upper cooking plate carried b said rods, arms connected to the vl'ower en s of said rods,` and means for actuating said arms to adjust said, rods and said upper Cookin `6. In a device o t e character described, a

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lower cooking plate, a pair of vertically movried bysaid support, verticallyfmovable snp-I porting rods slidably mounted in said bearings, an upper cooking plate carried b said rods, and means for actuating said ro s.

8. A device ofthe character described comprising apairof kupper and lower cooking platesmeans for supporting said plates for and during relative bodily vertical move-A ment directly toward and away from each other, and actuating means for effecting such movement, one of said plates being mounted to swing toward and away from the other plete# Y 9. A device ofV the character described.

comprising a pairof upper and lower cooking plates, means for supporting said plates' for wholly unrestricted relative-bodily vertical movement directly toward and away from each other and for supporting said plates duringr such movement, and ,actuating means for effecting such movement, one ofv said plates-being mounted to swing toward and away from the other plate independently of said bodily movement.

10; A devicel ,o'f the character described comprising a pair of' upper and lower cooking plates, means for supporting said plates for wholly unrestricted relative bodily vertical movement directly toward and away from each other and for supporting said plates during such movement, said plates beinggadapted' for gravitational movement toward each other, and movable actuating means for effecting movement of said platesV away from each other, one of said plates being mounted to swing toward and away from the other plate independently of said bodily movement.. Y

11. A device 'of the character described comprising apa-ir of cooking plates normally arranged 1n spaced super-imposed position, one of said plates being fixed against bodil'y vertical movement, means for supporting the other plate for and during vertical movement direct y toward and away. from said first namedplate, and actuating. means for Aef- .fecting 'the movement of said supporting means to provide vertical adjustment of said lirstnamed plate, one of said plates being `pivotally supported to permit it to swing l toward and away 12. A device of the characterdescribedfrom the other plate.

and awa-y from said first named plate, and means operatively connected with said last named plate foi-.effecting vertical movement to and spaced therefrom,

' ing said upper plate forwholly unrestricted bodily vertical movement ywith said upper plate thereof, one of said plates being pivotally supported torpermit it to swing toward and away from the plate independently of said bodily movement.

13. A device of the character described comprising a fixed lower cooking plate, an upper cooking plate normally paralleltheremeans for suppjortwhereby it is adapt# ed to move downwardly by gravity and for supporting said upper plate during such movement, and means operatively connected for/effecting the upward vertical movementthereofY one of said plates being mounted to swing toward and away from the otherpf saidplates.

14. A. device ofthe character described comprisin a fixed lower vcooking plate, any upper coo ing late normally parallel thereto and spaced t l ing said upper cooking plate for wholly unrestricted bodily vertica movement whereby it is adapted to'move downwardly by gravity and for supporting said upper plate during such movement, and `pivot means connected between said last named means and ed bodily vertical movement'directly'toward erefrom, means for` support' said upper plate for permitting the latter to swing toward and away from said lower plate. y 1

15. A device of the character described comprising a pair of upper` and lower cooking plates, movable supporting means for 4one of said plates, means for effecting the vertical movement of said supporting means, and pivot meansconnected with one of said plates for permitting such plate to swing toward and away from the other yot'said plates.

16. A device of the character described comprising a pair of upper and lower cooking plates, movable supportin means for one-of.y said plates and pivotal y connected thereto whereby such plate is adapted to swing away from the other of said plates, and movable actuating means operativel connected with said supporting means fore' fecting wholly unrestricted bodily vertical f movement thereof.

17. 'A device of the character described i comprising a pair of upper and lower cooking plates, movable supporting means for one of said plates, and movable actuating means operatively,connected with said supporting means f'orelfecting the vertical movement thereof, one of said plates being mounted to swing toward and away from the other plate. 18. A device of the rcharacter described comprising upper and lower cooking plates, a fixed support for one of said plates and pivotally plate is adapted to swing away from the other of l said plates,

ating means carried by'said fixed sup `ort for effecting the movementof Said movable suprporting means.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

FRANK H. CHANDLER.

connected thereto whereby such movable supporting mea-ns for the other of said plates, and actu-l 

